Joe Williams News

When five entities come together, each with a different idea, the results can be unpredictable.

Still going strong today at age 80, Dick Morgan is a great jazz ambassador whose appeal extends to young and old alike.

THE Hamilton Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off yesterday . And top of the bill will be saxophonist Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra who will play at Hamilton Town House to mark the opening ...

Mr. Davis, who debuts at the 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival on September 21st, 2008, has been compared to Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, and Lou Rawls, with a truly unique sound and style.

O.C. Smith began as a jazz vocalist and later moved into country and R&B. The Louisiana vocalist was hired to replace Joe Williams in Count Basie's band in the early '60s after cutting some unsuccessful records ...

Jimmy Witherspoon's hit "Ain't Nobody's Business" was one of the biggest records of its era.

IN HISTORY BOOKS, Leland Stanford is referred to as one of the "Big Four" railroad magnates - alongside Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker - due to his co-founding of the Central Pacific ...

Source: Lou Rawls Live 10 Street Corner Hustlers Blues.mp3 Jazz for folk not too heavy into jazz.

Cane River Green Market, Natchitoches' local farmer's market, will continue its 2008 season on Saturday, May l0th the downtown riverbank. via KALB-TV Alexandria

But greed is a powerful motivator, and with the help of a billionaire , the pair join forces in pursuit of the booty. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Most bands tour and tour and tour, or come out of a local scene before getting signed. So much of that experience was left out (for me). It's been a weird transition.”

"Mostly, I was just following a feeling," said Joe Williams, a.k.a. White Williams, 24-year-old maker of tripped-out, funky retro soul grooves that fall somewhere between Beck, T-Rex, P-funk and '80s pop. via Montreal Gazette